Machine for setting or



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. J. K. DIAMOND IMCHINE FOR SETTING OR APPLYING BELT FASTENERS AND THE LIKE 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Original Filed. March 30. 1925 NVE/VTO/I' James K Diamond A TTOR/VE VS April 10, 1928.

. J. K. DIAMOND MACHINE FOR SETTING 0R APPLYING BELT FASTENERS AND THE LIKE 2 Sheets-Sheet? Original- Filed March 30, 1925 0- m 60mm INVENTOYIR Jqmes K. Diamond Q W Reissued Apr; 10, 1928.

' UNITED STATES.

amasn. DIAMOND,

FATE: OFFICE.

ore-1mm) RAPIDS, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO CLIPPER ELT nAonR coMPAN-Y, or GRAND Harries, MICHIGAN.

IALCHI N-E FOR SETTING OR APPLYING BELT FASTENERS ANDTHE LIKE angr -aim. 1,563,345, dated. December 1, 1925;;SeriaLNo. lease. mea March so, 1925. Application for rei'ssue filed April 23, 1926. Serial No.- 1043221.

This invention relates toimprovements in machines for settingflor applying belt fastenors and the like.

The main objects of this invention are:

First, to provide an improved belt fastener applying machine which is well adapted: for thea'pplying of fasteners to wide belts or aprons, such,., for instance, as the aprons of ironing machines.

of the class described which has a wide range of adaptability or is adapted for belts or aprons of varying'th icknesses and widths and for applying fasteners of varying sizes.

Third, to provide a machine of the class described by means of which the fasteners may be effectively applied.

9 Objects pertaining to. details and economsies of construction and operation of my invent-ion will definitely appear from the detailed description to follow.

I accomplish the objects of my invention by the devices and means described in the following-specification. The invention is clearly defined and pointed out in the claims.

A structure which is a preferred embodiment of my invention is clearly illustrated the accompanying drawing forming a part: of this application, in which:

Fig. I is a perspective view of an embodiment ofm y inventionespecially adapted for wide belts or aprons.

Fig. II is a fragmentary perspective view.

Fig. III is a detail view partially in vertical' transverse section.

Fig. IV is an enlarged detail section on a line corresponding to line l -4 of Fig. II the closing aw being shown advanced to the position of the section. line.

Fig: V is a detail section corresponding ingeneral to Fig. IV with the parts adjusted to another position.

Fig. VI is a fragmentary perspective view showing details of the fastener holder.

In the. drawing similar numerals of reference indicate similar parts throughout the severalviews. i

Referring to the drawing, the structure illustrated isprovided with a bed compris- .50 mg longitudinal rails 1 1 having a plurality ofcr'oss pieces2 mounted thereon to provide Second, to provide an improved machine a rigid structure. The structure illustrated is adapted to be supported by a suitable pedestal or supporting frame as 3.- j

The cross pieces 2 are provided with bearings 4L for the shaft-like anvil jaw member 5, this jaw member being rotatably supported in these bearings. A plurality of bearings is provided to prevent the springing of the shaft which, in machines designed for applying the'laeers or fasteners to ironing machine aprons,- forinst-ance, is of considerable length.

This anvil member has a flat face 6, the jaw plateorbar- 7 being preferably set intothis face above the axial center of the jaw member, see Fig. IV. Below thejaw plate 71 mount a holder 8 adapted to receive a plurality of fasteners or belt lacing hooks 9, the holder havingai series of transverse sli'ts 10 therein and a longitudinal hole passing through the slits-adapted to receive the fastener retaining rod 11. v This rod pro ects for convenience in manipulationthrough the hole 12 in the end of the jaw member. I

The holder 8 is pivoted at 13 on the supporting bar M which is secured to the jaw member 5 by means of the screws 15. This supporting bar 14; has-a plurality of pivot knuckles '16 projecting" into-recesses 17 provided in the lower edge of the holder to re ceive the same. The holder is held yieldingly forward by the springs 18, the main purpose of this being. to? assist in lining the hooks. The outward movement of the supp ort is limited to the position indicated. in

* igIV.

Above the jaw member 5. is a work support '19. The work as the belt or apron 20 is drawn over this support and secured as by means of the thumb tacks 21 with its end both inoperative position as shown in Fig.

III or in inoperative position as shown in 27 disposed in the structure illustrated in approximately the horizontal plane vof the anvil jaw member and inparallel relation thereto. A track 28 is mounted in a plane below and in front of the "anvil j aw member. in

The carriage 29 has rollers 30 and 31 traveling upon the way 27 and a roller 32 traveling upon thetrack 28. The carriage is also provided with an outer thrust roller 33 00- ac-t-ing with the outer edge of the way and with an inner thrust roller 34 coacting with the inneredge of'the way so that the carriage may be easily moved and is steadily supported.

Mounted on the carriage is a closing jaw which in the embodimentillustrated is in the form of a cylindrical disk 35, the disk being mounted on the vertical spindle 36 and supported by top and bottom thrust bearings'designated generally by the numeral 37. The closing jaw is further supported by engagement with the thrust collar. 34. Therarriage is provided with a han-' dle 38. v

With the parts thus arranged the fasteners are first inserted in the holder and se cured therein by means of the-rod 11. The work is then drawn over the supporting bar 19 and adjusted with its edge between the fasteners as shown in Fig. IV and. secured in this position as by means of the thumb tacks. The anvil member is then adjusted so that the fasteners are engaged by. the closing jaw as the carriage is moved along.

Toattempt to completely set or close the fasteners by one reciprocation vof the carriage would require an unnecessary amount of power and also would be likely to result in tilting or distorting the fasteners. Therefore, the adjustable anvil member is adjusted so that the fasteners are only partially set, the operation being repeated until they are completely set. The pawl and ratchet means illustrated affords a step by I step adjustment. 7

When the operation is complete the anvil jaw member may be thrown backand the rod 11 withdrawn releasing the work. v I have used the terms anvil jaw and c1os ing jaw largely as a matter of convenience in description.

It will be noted that the closing jaw memher being supported in rotating contact with the thrust roller 34 which is in turn in engagement with the way,'is thereby driven, so that it successively rolls upon the fastener and does not tilt or push them sidewise but drives them into the work.

especially well adapted for wide belts sor aprons but the machine may be used for any width of belt from the maximum down. The machine illustrated is especially designed for very wide belts but I desire to pointout that my improvements are adapted and desirable for small machines or machines for lacing narrow belts, I have not attempted to illustrate various embodiments'or adaptations contemplated as I believe the disclosure made will enable thoseskilled inthe art to embody or adapt my improvements as may be desired.v

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new. and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a bed, a shaft-like anvil jaw member rotatably mounted at'the rear side of said bed,a' fastener holder adapted to support a plurality of fasteners operatively associated with said anvil jaw member,

means for giving said anvil aw member a" step by step adjustment, a way disposedat the front of said bed in approximately the horizontal plane of and in parallel relation to said anvil jaw member, a track disposed in a plane below and adjacent to said anvil jaw member, a carriage provided with supporting rollers traveling on said Way and track and with inner and'outer thrust rollers coacting with the edges of said way, and a cylindrical disk-like closing jaw rotatably mounted on said carriage in supporting engagement with the inner thrust roller.

2. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a bed, a shaft-like anvil jaw member rotatably mounted at the rear side of said bed, a fastener holder adapted to support a plurality of fasteners operatively associated with said anv11 jaw member,

means for giving said anvil jaw member a step by step adjustment, a way disposed at the front of said bed in approximately the horizontal plane of and in parallel relation to said anvil jaw member, a track disposed in a plane below and adjacent to said anvil jaw member, a carriage traveling on said way and track, and a closing'jaw on said carriage. 3

3. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a bed,'a shaft-like anvil jaw member rotatably mounted at the rear. side of said bed and having a jaw plate disposed above its axial center, a fastener holder adapted to support a plurality of fasteners and pivotally mounted on said anvil jaw member below said jaw plate, means for holding said fastener holder yieldingly out ward, means for giving said anvil aw mem-' ber a step by step ad ustment, a work suplOfi jaw member rotatably mounted at the rear side of said bed and having a jaw plate disposed above its axial center, a fastener holder ad'aptedto support aplura-lity of fastenersand pivotally mounted on said anvil jaw member below said jaw plate, means for holding said fastener holder yieldingly outward, means for giving said anvil jaw member a step by step adjustment, a way disposed in parallel relation to said anvil jaw member, a carriage on said way, and a closing jaw on said carriage;

5. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a bed, a. shaft-like anvil jaw member rotatably mounted at the rear side of said bed, a fastener holder operatively associ-ated with said jaw member and adapted to support a plurality of. fasteners, means for giving said anvil jaw member a step by step adjustment, a way disposed in parallel relation to said anvil jaw member, aearriage on said way, and a closing jaw on said carriage.

6. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a bed, a shaft-like anvil jaw member rotatably mounted at the rear side of said bed, a fastener holder operatively associated with said jaw member and adapted to support a plurality of fasteners, a way disposed in parallel relation to said anvil jaw member, a carriage on said way, and a closin jaw on said carriage. i

7. ii a structure of the class described, the combination of a bed, a shaft-like anvil member rotatably mounted at the rear side of said bed, a fastener holder operatively associated with said jaw member and adapted to support a plurality of fasteners, awork supporting bar disposed above said anvil jaw member, a way disposed in parallel re lation to said anvil jaw member, a. carriage on said way, and a closing jaw on said carriage. p v

8. In a: structure of the class described, the combination of an adjustably mounted anvil jaw member, a fastener holder operat-ively associated with said anvil jaw memher, a way disposed in parallel relation to said anvil jaw member, a carriage provided with supportingrollers traveling on said way and with a thrust collar coacting with said way, and a disk-like closing jaw rotatably mounted on said carriage in supporting engagement with said thrust collar.

9. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a rotatably mounted anvil jaw member, means for giving said anvil jaw member a step by step rotative adjustment, a fastener holder adapted to receive a plurality of fasteners yieldably mounted on said anvil jaw member, a work supporting means operatively associated with said anvil jaw member, a carriage reciprocating in a plane parallel to the said anvil jaw member, and a closing jaw mounted on-said carriage in coacting relation to said anvil jaw member.

10. In a structure of the class described, the combination of an anvil jaw member mounted for step by step adjustment and having fastener holding means operatively associated therewith, a reciprocating car riage, and a rot'ating'closin'g jaw mounted on said carriage in coacting, relation to said anvil jaw member.

11. In a structure of the class described, the combination of an adjustably mounted anvil jaw member, afastener holder operatively associated with said anvil jaw member, a work supporting bar operatively as sociated with said anvil jaw member, a way disposed in parallel relation to said anvil jaw member, a carriage traveling on said .hol der mounted on said anvil jaw member adapted to support a plurality of fasteners in coacting relation thereto and above the axial center of the anvil jaw member, means for adjusting said anvil jaw member, a reciprocating carriage, and a rotating disk-likecl'osing jaw carried by said carriage.

13. In a structure of the class described,

the combination of a rotatably mounted shaft-like anvil jaw member, a fastener holder mounted on said anvil jaw member adapted to support a: plurality'o't fasteners in coacting relation thereto and above the axial center of the anvil jaw member, means for adjusting said anvil jar member, a reciprocating carriage, and a closing jaw carried by said carriage. 14. In a structure of the class described, the combination of an anvil. jaw member mounted for step by step adjustment, a fastener holding means adapted to support a plurality of fasteners operatively asso ciated with said anvil jaw member, a carriage reciprocating in parallel relation to saida-nvil jaw member, and a rotating closing. jaw onsaid carriage adapted to suecessively engagethe fasteners as the carriage is reciprocated.

15. In a structure of the class described, the combination of an anvil jaw member mounted for step by step adjustment, a fastencr holding means adapted to support a plurality of fasteners operatively associated with said anvil jaw member, a carriage reciprocating in parallel relation to said anvil jaw member, and a closing jaw on said carriage adapted to successively engage the fasteners as the carriage is reciprocated.

16. In a structure of the class described, the combination of an anvil jaw member mounted for rotative step by step adjustment, a fastener holder adapted to support a plurality of fasteners in operative relation 22. In a structure of to said anvil jaw member, and a reciprocating closing jaw. 1

17. In a structure of the class described, the combination of an anvil jaw member mounted for rotative step by step adjustment, a fastener holdin means adapted to support a plurality of fasteners operatively associated with said anvil jaw member, and a closing jaw reciprocating in parallel relation tosaid anvil jaw member.

18. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a tiltingly adjustable Vanvil jaw member, a fastener holder adapted to support a plurality of fasteners in operative-relation to said anvil jaw member, and a closing jaw mounted for reciprocating movement in a plane approximately at right angles to the plane of adjustment of said anvil jaw member. I

19. In a structure of the class described, the combination of an anvil jaw member mounted for step by step adjustmenta'nd having fastener holding means operatively associated therewith, a reciprocating carrlage, and a driven rotating closing aw mounted on said carriage in coacting relation to said anvil'jaw member. 7 20. In a structure of the class described, the combination of ananvil jaw member having fastener holding means ope'ratively associated therewith, and a reciprocatingly mounted driven rotating closing jaw coacting with said anvil jaw member.

21. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a rotatively mounted anvil jaw member, a fastener holder operatively associated with said anvil jaw member, and a closing. jaw mounted for reciprocating movement in a plane substantially at right angles to the plane of adjustment of the anvil jaw member. I the class described, the combination of an anvil jaw member mounted for step by step. adjustment and having fastener holding means operatively associated therewith, a reciprocating carriage, and a closing jaw mounted on said carriage in coacting relation to said anvil jaw member.

23. In a structure of the class described,

the combination of a. rotatably mounted an- .vil jaw member having a radially disposed jaw face lying within'the arc of its bearing, a fastener holding means carried by said anvil jaw member, and a closing jaw oper- H atively associated with said anvil jaw mem- ,24. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a support provided with abearing, a j aw rotatably mounted in said 25. In a structure of the class described,

the combination of a rotatably mounted jaw having a face lying at one side of its axis of rotation, a fastener holder mounted on said jaw at the opposite side of its axis to support fastenersin operative relation to its face, a a second jaw operatively associated with said rotatably mounted jaw, and means for independently actuating said jaws.

26. In a structure of the class described, the combination of a rotatably mounted jaw having a face at one side of its axis of rotation and in a plane substantially radial to its axis, a second jawv operat-ively associated with said rotatably mounted jaw, a fastener holder operatively associated with. said rotatably mounted jaw to move therewith, and means for independently actuating said jaws.

27. In a structure of the class described, the combination of. a support provided with a curved bearing, ajaw rotatably mounted in said bearing and having a jaw face lying in a plane substantially radial'to its axis and within the arc of the said curved bearing, a jaw member operatively associated with said rotatably mounted jaw member, afastener holder mounted on said rotatably mounted jaw member, and means for rotating said rotatably mounted jaw member in its said bearing.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

JAMES K. DIAMOND. 

